He later transferred to Ole Miss after Wilson became the school's running backs coach.
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They had three unknown (in the NFL) running backs looking pretty sharp on Saturday night.
Not surprisingly, the 2012 draft had more first round wide receivers than running backs.
They want to keep their offense on the field, largely with their running backs.
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After no running backs were selected in the first round, there were five taken in the second.
In fact the first round also included more of those who guard the receivers than running backs.
That's a re-assuring comment to both running backs, especially with the NFL trending to a more pass-happy focus.
Over the past decade, clubs are drafting running backs in lower rounds and consequently paying less for them.
The same can be said for one of only two 2nd round running backs, LaMichael James from Oregon.
They rely on an almost NFL-caliber offensive line, good running backs, a mistake-free quarterback, and a hard-nosed defense.
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Running backs on average do not last four years in the NFL. Unfortunately that is not a new statistic.
Smith was running backs coach at Illinois and also was on staff with Shafer and McDonald at Northern Illinois.
Jacksonville Jaguars running back, Maurice Jones-Drew, will be 28, which is getting close to the old side for running backs.
Among running backs who could go in the second round are Eddie Lacy of Alabama and Montee Ball of Wisconsin.
Yet, at least seven other running backs, some with lesser 3-year credentials, all had average annual salaries more than him.
Running backs typically have shorter careers than wide receivers because they get more touches, and thus, incur more physical pounding.
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So for a second his instincts took over and the running back did what running backs do: he ran for daylight.
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The forecast is still gloomy as long as the five-year pool is used to calculate the franchise tag for running backs.
Not only are running backs in general not worth big money, but Jones-Drew is an especially risky gamble because of his age.
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Again, the fewer first round running backs the less they get paid.
They may be more effective at getting inside his head to redirect his energy back to tackling running backs rather than stomping linemen.
Of the ten running backs with the most rushing yards last season, just five of them were on teams that made the playoffs.
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New York City-area running backs Augustus Edwards and Laray Smith, who were headed to Syracuse before the coaching shake-up, signed with other schools.
And on the other side of the ball, teams need players to break through the line to get to the quarterbacks and running backs.
They want to establish, as they have in recent days, establish the good strong running games with running backs Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson.
Stars such as former quarterback Jim McMahon, as well as running backs Jamal Lewis and Dorsey Levens, have filed similar lawsuits in states across the country.
If current running backs and their agents are wise, they better continue to adapt and re-tool the skill set, or at least lower their financial expectations.
Overall, the top of the NFL draft wasn't dominated as it often is by big-name playmakers -- there were no running backs chosen in the first round.
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